apparatus

Meaning

  1. The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
  2. A complex machine or instrument.
  3. (collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
  4. A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
  5. A vehicle used for emergency response.
  6. Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
  7. Any of the objects that the gymnasts wield while performing and used as part of the performance itself.
  8. A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”

Synonyms

device
B2
appliance
23k
instrument
C1
equipment
B1
machine
A2
gear
B2
⚙️
tool
B2
implement
C2
set
A1

gadget

tackle
C1
utensil
41k
paraphernalia
31k
tools
B2
contrivance
instruments
C1
machinery
C1
utensils
21k
furniture
B2
implements
39k
system
A2
installations
28k
setup
C1
facilities
C1
movement
B2
musical instrument
opportunity
B1
organs
C1
requisite
42k
ride
A2
rig
C1
scheme
C1
tackling
26k
thing
A1
thingummy
trappings
33k
unit
B1
ware
24k
workings
21k
works
A2
app
C1

piece of machinery

accouterments

device instrument

appliances
C2
appurtenances
engine
B1
enginery
equipage
establishment
C1
Translations

Apparat
appareil
aparato
apparaat
Gerät
apparecchio
aparelho
equipamento
apparato
Ausrüstung
equipo
aparato
toestel
matériel
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/æp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apparātus. Doublet of apparat.

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